Representative Jeffrey Sánchez, who has been an ardent and long-term advocate for housing opportunities, took to the floor of the House of Representatives today to advocate for a $1.25 billion Housing Bond Bill that will recapitalize housing funds that have been instrumental ...
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Sánchez Announces Fiscal Year 2009 House Budget Gains
State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez today announced that several items he sponsored for the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget were approved by the House of Representatives, including a number of key workforce development and youth violence prevention items. Following through on hi ...
Sánchez to Assemble Panel on English Language Learner Education Reform
Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez will assemble an expert panel to testify in support of his English language learner education reform legislation. The bill, being heard by the Education Committee, seeks to provide local school districts with increased flexibility in choosing innovative ...
Jamaica Plain Developments Receive Over $7 Million in State Funding
This past week Mount Pleasant Home and the Jamaica Plain Development Corporation received the good news from the office of Representative Jeffrey Sánchez that the Department of Housing and Community Development had committed over $7 million combined to their affordable housi ...
Representative Sánchez Encourages Participation in MoreJobs Capital Program
State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez announced today his full support of the MOREJobs Capital Program, a program which helps cities and towns pay for infrastructure needed to simulate economic growth. The program, part of last session’s economic stimulus bill, aims to help ...
House Overwhelmingly Passes Cell Phone Ban
Bill to Establish Hands-Free Driving Regulations BOSTON—The Massachusetts House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prohibit the use of cell phones without the use of a hands-free device and ban the sending of text messages while driving. ...
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